Spring 2022

30 June-3 July: Le Mans Classic returns
after a four-year absence. Expect 600 racing
cars on the track in this classic day and night
race. Plus 8,500 classic cars displayed in the
specially designed enclosures.
lemansclassic.com
1-24 July: Tour de France starting in
Copenhagen, Denmark and finishing in the
Champs-Elysees Paris.
letour.fr
24-31 July: The Woman’s Tour de France
returns after an absence of more than 30
years. Start on the day of the final stage 21 of
the Men’s Tour. 1028km eight-day race will
take in back to back mountain stages as well
as gravel sectors, flat stages and more. Starting
at the Eiffel Tower and ending atop La Planche
des Belles Filles in the Vosges mountains.
letourfemmes.fr
Spring: Fans of Serge Gainsbourg will rejoice
to know that France’s first cultural institution
dedicated to the songwriter Serge Gainsbourg
will open Mason Gainsbourg including a
museum, bookstore and Le Gainsbarre, a
hybrid space that hosts a café during the day
and a piano bar by night.
maisongainsbourg.fr
The ‘Seine à Vélo’ cycle route, launched in
2021, which follows the River Seine from Paris
to Le Havre and Deauville in Normandy, has
been named as one of the best places to
explore in 2022 by National Geographic! The
270-mile Paris-to-the-sea path passes through
some of the region’s most beautiful and famous
sites, including Giverny – home to Claude
Monet’s house and garden, Château-Gaillard
at Les Andelys, Jumièges and picture-perfect
Honfleur. It also goes through Rouen which was
awarded UNESCO gastronomic status in 2021!
laseineavelo.com
Carriage of Le Grand Tour train
In 2023:
Puy du Fou, the award winning, world’s
most incredible theme park, launches the
world’s longest show on ‘Le Grand Tour’, a
6-day spectacular Grand Tour of France on
France’s first private rail company. The train
takes a 4000km journey across France on
an authentic and luxurious Belle Epoque
train taking in some of the greatest sights
including Champagne and Burgundy, Avignon
in Provence, the castles of the Loire Valley,
wonderful Lake Annecy and the Arcachon
Basin. Find out more: legrandtour.com
All information contained here is correct at
the time of publication, but we recommend
you check with the individual venues for
the latest updates, as dates may remain
subject to change and events may need to
be cancelled or postponed in line with the
health situation in France.
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